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â‚¬~% w â™¦ i y 1%f^*i i % <Â£*> r 4#4 m_tt f n if%r hr vol 1 third series salisbury n c monday february 26 1866 no 8 whole no 1699 terms : weekly 1 year $'! 00 " g months 2 00 " 1 month m casli in advance rates of advertising : one square spnee of 12 lines first insertion 1 00 i ii 2d 3d atnl 4tli insertion each 50 " ii or each aililiiion.il publication 33 e3 a liberal discount to those advertising six and twelve months north carolina legislature called session senate the senate was called to order at 10 o'clock a m the journal of yesterday was read and approved wr wiggins from the committee on finance to whom was referred a reso lution on the subject of taxes asked to i be discharged from its farther considera tion ; ako a bill to provide for the col lection of taxes for 1s(j5 in counties where no sheriff or other officer was qualified under the revenue ordinance of the convention recommended its pas sage mr howard from the judiciary com mittee to whom was referred the bill to incorporate the carolina joint stock insurance & trust company reported back the same recommending its pas sage a bill to amend an act entitled an act for the better regulation of the town of greenville proposed to amend with a recommendation tiiat it do pass ; bill for the relief of landlords recommended that it do pass bill concerning indict ments in the courts of oyer and termin er recommending its passage bill to give original jurisdiction to the supreme court in certain cases with a recommen dation favorable to its passage mr carter from the coinmitee on the judiciary to whom was referred the re solution to change the rules of evidence in this state asked to bo discharged from its further consideration as printed cop ies of such a bill are now laying on the desks of the members having bceu in troduced iu the house of commons mr gash from the joint select commit tee of conference to whom was referred the resolution in reference to furnishing & copy of the revised code and other acts io the clerks of courts iu their counties where they have not been fur nished or have been destroyed reported back the same with a substitute thereto and asked that it lie adopted mr gash introduced a resolution to print the acts of the secret session of 1864 and ti5 which on motion of mr ferrebee was referred to the judiciary committee the bill to regulate the terms of tho supreme court and for other purposes came up was amended aud passed its third reading on motion of bynum the vote by wliich the high shoal bail road bill passed on yesterday was reconsidered and the amendment offered by mr har ris of rutherford designating a pro per gauge was stricken out and the bill passed its final reading mr cowles from the joint select com mittee to whom was referred the duty of removing the books and paper of the late adjutant general's office to the room formerly occupied by the state geologist reported they had discharg ed their duties 60 far as removing those that remain but numbers of important papers have been lost and that they cannot suggest any method by wliich they can be replaced and ask to be dis charged from its further consideration the bill to prevent the carrying of pistols in this state without a license came up on its third reading and wns rejected a message from the house transmit ting additional names for justices ofthe peace for anson county concurred in mr jones of columbus introduced a resolution proposing to raise a special committee of conference to inquire into the discrepancy of the resolution refer ring to artificial limbs it appears that from the foregoing resolution none can be furnished except to volunteers adop ted the bill authorizing the wardens of the poor to seize and sell the property of those paupers who are admitted into the poor house passed its third reading the bill to authorize certain cherokee indians to remain permanently in this state passed its third reading the hour of twelve having arrived and the bill in favor of the old domin ion trading company being the special order for that hour iis consideration was resumed mr speaker was of opinion that it was a private bill but desired to hear the view of the senate npon the subject messrs wilson carter aud bynum thought differently the vote was taken and the speaker's ruling was sustained the said bill was a private matter and required notice message from the house was receiv ed concurring in the ameiiilmeiit to in corporate the macon turnpike company al6oabill to incorporate the high shoal liail road company alio a communi cation from the governor announcing the death of l q sharpe esq solici tor of the fith judicial circuit mr mckoy introduced a resolution requesting the additional printing of 500 copies of the report of the commit teo on the freed men's code which on his motion was laid on the table message from the house proposing to go forthwith into the election of a solici tor for the 6th judicial circuit not agreed to on motion of mr harris of ruther ford senate adjourned till to-morrow 10 o'clock house of commons wednesday feb 12 1s66 the house was called to order at 10 o'clock a m praver by kev dr mason the journal of saturday was read and approved mr blythe introduced a resolution instructing an inquiry by the judiciary com mil tee as to whether the attachment of 1sg1 is still in force and if not what further legislation is necessary for the j protection of creditors adopted unfinished business the house resinned the unfinished business of yesterday viz the bill reg ulating salaries aud fees the question recurred on the amend ] merit pending at the time of adjourn ment proposed by mr smith of hert ford to allow the attorney general and solicitors half the usual tax fees in cases of acquittal this amendment after dis cussion was rejected mr hoke offered the following amend ment wliich was adopted as an addition al sectiou " be it further enacted that this act shall be in force from its pas sage and the legal effect and operation shall be controled by the 35th section the bill was amended on motion mr smith of hertford by inserting a provi sion fixing the salary of stato libra rian at 500 jw annum on motion of mr mcnair the house reconsidered the amendment adopted on his motion on yesterday striking out ! " 1500 as the salary of the chief clerk of the treasurer and insirting " 1000 i the question recurring on the motion to strike out â€” leaving the salary as first reported 1,500 not carried mr horton moved a reconsideration of the vote by which 1,000 had been stricken from the bill and 500 inserted as the salary ofthe governor's private secretary not agreed to the bill as amended passed second reading the rules were suspended and the bill was put on its third reading mr mcaden moved to amend the bill by restoring the provisions stricken out on yesterday allowing the governor a messenger with a salary of 500 re jected the bill then passed its third reading and was ordered to be engrossed a message was received from his excellency the governor announcing the death of l q sharpe esq solici tor of the oth judicial circuit trans mitted to the seuate the following engrossed bill had its first reading and was referred viz : a bill to extend the time allowed to widows to enter their dissent to the last wills and testament of their husband special order the house proceeded to consider the special order viz a bill to authorize the reference of disputes by consent of par ties to arbitrators mr caldwell urged the passage ot the bill mr blythe moved to amend the bill by stricking out of the first section of the bill all alter the words it shall be the duty of and insert as follows the court 6 ofthe pleas and quarter sessions a ma jority ofthe magistrates being present to appoint three discreet persons for each county in this state who shall consti tute a court to consider and determine all matters of controversy which shall arise from the depreciation of confeder ate currency and shall have full power to try all causes which may aiise from contracts or debts made during the war and award to tho parties the just aud equitable amount in current funds mr marler opposed the bill in toto ho regards it as utterly useless mr mcdonald hoped that the bill should it pass would be fii-6t amended by providing that the awards of the court oi arbitration should be settled in state or confeierate treasury notes mr cameron thought the bill should be entitled " a bill to encourage litiga tion he moved that the amendment lie on the table but subsequently with drew the motion at the request of mr caldwell mr caldwell thought the amendment was calculated to embarrass the bill and suggested the propriety of its withdrawal the general from henderson mr blythe could introduce it as an independent proposition messrs dalby and ilolderby were in favor of the pending bill in the absence ofa better one mr ilolderby said that it had been remarked of the celebrated john ran dolph of roanoke that he was " a giant in tearing down but a pigmy in building up that the bill before us was inten ded to lesson and lie believed in its op erations its effect would be to lesten lit igation therefore if gentlemen could not or would not givo us something bet ter he was in favor of its adoption and hoped that the house would sustain it the amendment was witndrawn and tho bill passed its second reading â€” yeas 03 nays 30 on motion of mr mcadon,a message was sent to the senate proposing that the two houses proceed forthwith to an elec tion for solicitor of the 6th judicial cir cuit to fill the vacancy accasioned by the death of l q sharpe esq mr mcadeu nominated gen a j dargan mr james nominated d m fu relies mr rosebro nominated w p cald well tho senate by message refused to con cur in the proposition mr harper by leave introduced a bill to amend the charter of the town of lenoir in caldwell county leave of absence was granted mr raymev for an indefinite period impor tant business demanding his attention for a few days the house then adjourned until 10 o'clock a m to-morrow senate satukdat feb 17th the senate was called to order at 10 o'clock a m mr arci dell from committee on cor porations reported back the following bills a bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of graham ; bill to consolidate and amend the sever al acts heretofore passed for the better regulation for the town of jacksonville in onslow county ; bill to repeal the 17th section of an act passed by the general assembly at its session in the year isl'5 entitled an act for the better regulation o the to wo of beaufort a bill to incor porate the carolina emigration compa ny ; bill to authorise the formation of the english and american wool and vine growing manufacturing mining and agricultural association in the uni ted states of america with amendments anil a bill to establish a board of com missioners of navigation recommend ing their passage mr morehottd from the committee on the judiciary to whom was referred the resolution to authorize the printing of the acts of the secret sess on ot lstil-'tici ie ported back the same recumiueudin > its i i ' passage mr jones of columbus from a joint select committeo to whom was referred a resolution in relation to furnishing ar i titicial limbs to our soldiers at the ex pense ofthe state reported that from all the information the committee couid ob tain the artificial arm was considered more ornamental than useful and recom i men i that all who desire the arm should j be furnished at cost but the leg to all at theexpense ol tiie state tho resoln i tion passed under a suspension of tho [ rules messrs mclean of cumberland and ! i han is of rutherford offered additional j names of justices of the peace for cum i j berland and rutherford counties a message was received from the house transmitting additional names of justices of the peace for alexander jates chowan and cleaveland counties concurred in mr carter introduced a resolution au thorizing tho public treasurer of the state to pay over to mr e sanders executor of the late i n sanders sen ator from onslow county the per diem and mileage due the said i n sanders on motion the rules were suspended and passed a message from the houso transmit ting a resolution in favor of mrs s ilin rahan widow of the late vv s haura han authorizing the public treasurer to pay the per diem and mileage due the said v s lli'iiruiian late senator from pitt which passed under a suspension of the rules mr coward introduced a bill to ap point a tax collector for the comity of lenoir on his motion passed under the suspension of iho rules the bill to amend an act entitled au act for tho better regulation of the town of greenville came up antl passed under tho suspension of the rules resolution in favor of jacob siler came up on its third reading and passed pill to incorporate the trustees of the richland female academy passed un der the suspension of the rules on motion of mr gash the resolution authorizing the acts of the secret session ofthe general assembly for 61 05 to be printed was taken tip and on motion of mr arendell was so amended ns to include tho secret sessions of til 63 â€” quite au animated but brief discussion ensued the ayes aud nays were called aud the question passed by a vote of ayes 28 nays 11 loavo of absonc3 was granted to mr pitchford o warren till wednesday next a message from the hoii6e was re coived non-concurring in the appoint ment of lewis gardner as a justice of the peace for cleaveland county ; also submitting an additional name for jus tice of the peace for lincoln county which was concurred in < hi motion of mr cowles the senato adjourned until monday morning at 10 o'clock house of commons satukday feb 17 the house was called to order at ten o'clock a m the journal of yesterday was read and approved leave of absence was granted messrs i chadwiek ilolderby foster coates ' potter and houston bills introduced mr waugh introduced a bill to re i penl so much ofthe revised code chap j 08 sec 2 entitled " marriage as re ! quires the clerks to take a bond re j ferred to the judiciary i mr stilloy a bill for relief of president land directors ofthe washington toll i bridge company passed its ceveral ' mailings under a suspension ofthe rules mr york a resolution that tho two ' houses adjourned sine die on the 5th of march next luid on the table ou the motion of mr gidney on oaledoab a bill to repeal that provision of tho stay law which requires executors i to give security passed the second reading mr hutchison entered a motion to ro consider the vote which the house reject ed on yesterday the bill to authorjzo the ; banks of the state to subscribe tor stock in the national banks alter some discussion in which messrs smith of hertford cowan rlackmer luke and hutchison advocated a recon sideration and messrs thompson cald well md waugh opposed mr waugh moved to lay ou the table the mo tion to reconsider the yeas and nays were tailed and the honso refused to 1 lay on the table by the following vote yeas o4 nays 4s on motion of mr thompson the mo tion to reconsider was niado the special order for 11 o'clock m on wednesday next messages were received from tho sen ate announcing the refusal of that body to recede from amendments to the bill further extending the statute of limita tions and the bill regulating tho terms of the supreme coort the house as isun t c 1 tothe senate's action as to the first of theso and asked a committee of conference ns to the latter tho senate by message assented to 1 the proposition to raise a committee of conference sundry engrossed resolutions in rela tion to the collo.'tion uf taxes iu beau fort county and a bill to authorize the clerk of the county court ol chowan to administer the oath ol oflice to the sher ill's elect passed their several reading6s ' under ll suspension of ibe rules a bill to incorporate mystic tie lodge a y ! xi in the town of marion mcdowell county and engrossed resolution in favor nf edward sunders ' executor ot isaac n sanders deceased late sena | lur from onslow county also passed their several ' readings tin following bills on calendar passed their 2nd ! and ltd reading viz a bill to incorporate tran ; bylvania seminary â€” bill to amend the charter of the town ol lenoir â€” bill to re-enact the 4th sect i 102d chap nl revised code â€” resolution concerning ! cherokee indians bill to authorize certain chero i keo indians to remain permanently in north caro lina â€” bill i i authorize wardens of the poor in case any indigent person becomes chargable to a coun ty possessed ol any estate which is insufficient lor ihe support of such indigent person to institute proceedings to subject the same to the indemnity of the county whose duty it is made by law to provide for the maintenance of the poor thereof â€” a bill to punish seditions language insurrections and rebellions in the state â€” a bill to authorize the court of pleas and quarter sessions of cumberland county to appoint inspectors of naval stores and a a bill to authorize the county courts to empower administrators guardians and executors to sell for cash monday fe 10 â€” in the s enatc mr keener presented a memorial from the citizens of cherokee county praying the establishment of a new county by the name of jefferson resolutions authorizing the institution of legal proceedings against the cape fear and deep river navigation com pany passed their final reading the bill regulating salaries and fees was so amended as to allow the public treasurer 2,500 governor's private secretary 1,000 and ihe fees of office messenger 500 thus amended the bill passed its sec ond reading tho bill to incorporate the inhabitants ofthe town of wilmington passed its several readings in the house mr rlackmer from the from the judiciary committee reported a general bill for the relief of sheriffs and tax collectors a bill to extend the time allowed wid ows to enter dissent to their husbands's wills passed second and third readings mr jenkins of granville from the committee on education reported a bill for the benefit of public schools a bill to punish persons pursuing and injuring horses or other live stock with intent to steal them a bill to prevent wilful trespasses on land or stealing any thing therefrom a bill to punish vagran cy a bill to prevent enticing servants from fullilling their contracts or harbor ing them ; a bill to secure to agricultur al laborers their pay in kind ; a bill i more effectually to secure the mainten ance of bastard children the payment of linos and costs on conviction in crim ' iual cases a bill to repeal so much of the stay law as requires the executors to give se curity and a bill to authorize the estab lishment of work liouse or houses of cor rection in the several counties of the stato severally passed their third read ing a bill to legalize the transfer of reg istered bonds of this state to bearer at sn passed its third reading an engrossed resolution from the sen afe to authorize the publication of acts of assembly passed in secret session din ing the years 1852-'62-'65 passed its sec ond reading after protracted discussions yeas 48 11113*6 30 â€” â€” i congressional washington feb 15 senate mr wade presented a joint resolution of die ohio legislature against the assumption by the general government of the war debt of any of the states referred to the commiitee on reconstruc tion mr summer presented the protest of the colored delegation that recently waited on the president against the passage of the pending constitutional amendment mr stewart wished to cail up the bill for the ad mission of colorado but mr sumr.er objected be cause it would lead to discussion the constitutional amendment was then taken up and mr williams of oregon made a lengthy radical speech the bill to prevent the kidnapping of negroes in the southern states was passed bouse the house required the consideration of the bill relative to the sale of postage stamps and stamped envelopes on credit mr alley said that the bill was designed to accommodate the masse9 of the south who do not possess post nftiee facilities owing to the fact that persons in sufficient number could not bo found lo take the oath the house went into committee of the whole on the appropriation bill latest news from the south and mexico washington feb 18 the xew orleans steamer blue wing collided with the gunboat cowslip at liego the former sinking no lives lost governor palton of alabama has issued a proc lamation granting amnesty and pardons to all per sons liable to be indicted or prosecuted for offences against the laws of the state â€” the crimes of rape an 1 murder excepted â€” between the commence ment of hostilities and lhe restoration of the civil government the times brownsville letter reports a fight be twecn carnales and cortina in which the latter was worsted murder ar.d robbery prevailing to a great osletiton the kio grande side and much terror exists all persons now cross from mata moras to brownsville without passes french tiooii have left monterey on account of jealousy of mexican troops manuel rise juarez minister has gone over to maximilian he denounces juarez as an usurper a party at monterey has made a proposition to maximilian to build railroads over the isthmus of tehautepec the richmond examiner â€” gen lee washington feb 18 the order suppressing the richmond examiner has been revoked gen lee is still here new tork feb 17 the steamer city of london arrived at liverpool to-day bringing dates to the 1st instant cotton dull and declining â€” sales two days 18 000 bales five-twenties 60 to 064 i there is almost a panic in the london money market the fenian commission is progressing in its in vestigation it is rumored that parliament will be requested to suspend habeas corpus and give the ' government power to deal with foieign conspira ' tors it is officially announced from vienna that negotiations lor the formation of a new corps of austrian volunteers for mexico will shortly be concluded the steam-ram detained in the thames built for the peruvian government has been allowed to de . part the liam built by the lairds for peru which recently left liverpool was at brest where it is announced she will be detained until the spanish aud peruvian difficulties are settled excitement in tennessee washington feb 17 a dispatch from cincinnatti states that great ex citement prevailed in the tennessee legislature on yesterday during the discussion of the franchise hill hard words passed between the speaker and one member the former threw the mallet at the head of the latter gen lee in washington washington feb 17 gen lee wns exatninad for several hours before the reconstruction committee to-day arrival of the steamship bremen new york feb 15 the steamship bremen from liverpool 31st ult has arrived the sunday gazette says that the first reading of the reform bill will not be moved before easter â€” more probably not before the re-assembling of the house alter the holidays the government has issued another proclama tion offering two thousand three hundred pounds sterling for tho capture of stephens an additional seizure of fitly rifles and bayouets was made at dundalt intelligence that mr chandler's motion in the united stales senate in reference to ihe alabama claims ai.d the recall of the american ministers was negatived had no effect on change several vessels bearing chilian colors appeared off valencia pursuing spanish shipping it is sup posed they arc pirates under cover of the chilian flag later from mexico xew orleans feb 15 advi.;cs from the cily of mexico to 27th state that the imperialists had gained a great success in the surrender to thein of uapiiulla by the liberals the cily ackuowledi d the empire from muzallau and siuaho the news is unfavor able to the imperialists corli-nas holds all the mountain passe andthe imperialists are too weak to expel him ' in miehoacan uie liberals were defeated and driven out mr bolts before the commiitee washington feb 1.1 john m hot is was before the reconstruction committee to-day general news the virginia legislature is asked to charter a company in build a railroad from lynchburg to danville va and thin make a more direct line be tween columbia s 0 and iinltimore via char lotte greensboro danville lynchburg etc it 9 said that such a line would be shorter tiy 100 or loll miles than any other the charter for thepro posod company has passed one branch of the le gislature but gov pierpont has sent in a special message protesting against it on the grounds that it would ruin all the railroads and canals in which the stato is a stockholder to the amount of 26 000.000 he says it is a scheme got up by the baltimore & ohio road what the legislature will do remains to be seen loyalty in kentucky â€” the i.ouisvilie democrat of lhe 10th says a deputy united states mar shal arrived here on thursday night from llopkins ville having in his charge col john d morris who had been arrested on the chaige of treason he was released yesterday upon parole col mor ris was a treasurer of the stale under the pro visional government but we learn that he was not much troubled with handling mone he was brought from hopkinsville louis garf and two missas bells arrested in the southern portion of the state on the charge of treason were to have arrived hist night col jack allen well known as the nicarauga adventurei was also arrested yes terday upon the charge of treason â€” he was re leased upon giving bond for his appearance at the next term of tho united states court tiie petersburg iron works â€” we were much pleased a few days since during a stroll through this extensive establishment to notice the amount of work being done and the nicety and piompt ness of its execution renewing operations at the end of tiie war under many difficulties not the least of which was that want of capital so general then the efficient managers of this company's bu siness have succeeded in refitting their building re pairing and improving their machinery â€” which is costly and complete and engaging workmen whoso skilllul handiwork produces specimens of casting and moulding which will compare favorably with the manufactures of any foundry in the country mr t a jackson is the superintendent ofthe es tablishment â€” judex texas gen weitzel issued an order directing every commanding ollicer to arrest all armed per sons lurking iu the district of the rio grande a fire at jefferson texas destroyed two blocks of buildings loss 50,000 large invoices of goods imported from england via savannah have arrived at galveston and gone imo the interior several german vessels arc soon expected at gal veston with 1'migrants the houston telegraph says the freedmen are willing to make new contracts the railroad between lavica and victoria is com pleted and running another war department order it is expected will soon be issued mustering out most of the vol unteer general officers now in service basil duke who was with john morgan the fa mous rebel raider is a produce dealer in cincinnati general mcdowell has dispatched troops from san francisco to commence active operations against the apaches and will take the field in person bridge at wcldon.â€”the bridge at weldon be longing to the seaboard railroad is rapidly ap proaching completion and wili be ready perhaps within the next month pessengers now going north who desire to lake lhat line are comfortably conveyed across the river as at gaston in barges where thejtrahl is in readiness to receive them tho cars run daily leaving weldon nt 8j a in and ar riving from norfolk at i o'clock p m sad event â€” we are pained to learn that wright cotton esq of chatham county came to his death on tuesday lust by lulling or jumping into a well on his premises mr cotton's mind was greatly unhinged by the troubles brought on him by the war and the loss es he sustained he had always borne the charac ter of a good citizen and a kind neighbor we sympathize with his family and friends iu their grief on this sad event â€” standard shooting affair we learn that mr w a car ver a highly respectable citizen of this county shot a negro on saturday the shooting is said to have been in self-defence the negro is said not to be mortally wounded an investigation is being held by maj lawrence and we have been promised a statement of its result we will publish it as soon as it is received â€” fay a'cws altering the guagc â€” the work of altering the guage ol the piedmont railroad is we learn pro gresses very rapidly the cars on the danvillo load ran through to ruffin depot about 16 miles from danville on sunday â€” dan register ith c0u011 â€” the sudden decline in cotton is some thing lhat cannot be reasonably aocouted for by financiers and others there may be something going on in the commercial world to justify ; but we are at a loss to know what it can be it cer tainly cannot be the prospect for a full crop this year for that is by no means bright if wo had cotton now and could afford to hold it we would try the experiment of waiting for a higher price than is now offered but we do not wish to be un derstood as advising these who arc better qualified tojudgo than we â€” wil paper government sale â€” the auction saie of govern ment horses mules wagons c was concluded yesterday at the government stables tiie prices gained for the animals ranging better than they did 111 the previous day nearly everything in fact reach ing its lull value the prices were as follows : twenty eight horses brought from 25 to 11 si each one hundred mules from sig to 93 and four and mx mule teams of wagons harness mulss tc from 280 to 626 each the receipts from the sales amounted in all to about 0,000 wil herald mr whitford of craven â€” we regret to learn that this gentleman has been detained from his seat in the senate by indisposition and may not be able to be in his place for several days yet mr w is an active and useful member of lhal body prompt and always up to the times none are more attentive to the interests of hi constituents and of lhe whole slate â€” rat paper beverly tucker is in paris mrs daniel webster is on a visit to washington to many a poor fellow lhe bouc of contention as his r:li

â‚¬~% w â™¦ i y 1%f^*i i % r 4#4 m_tt f n if%r hr vol 1 third series salisbury n c monday february 26 1866 no 8 whole no 1699 terms : weekly 1 year $'! 00 " g months 2 00 " 1 month m casli in advance rates of advertising : one square spnee of 12 lines first insertion 1 00 i ii 2d 3d atnl 4tli insertion each 50 " ii or each aililiiion.il publication 33 e3 a liberal discount to those advertising six and twelve months north carolina legislature called session senate the senate was called to order at 10 o'clock a m the journal of yesterday was read and approved wr wiggins from the committee on finance to whom was referred a reso lution on the subject of taxes asked to i be discharged from its farther considera tion ; ako a bill to provide for the col lection of taxes for 1s(j5 in counties where no sheriff or other officer was qualified under the revenue ordinance of the convention recommended its pas sage mr howard from the judiciary com mittee to whom was referred the bill to incorporate the carolina joint stock insurance & trust company reported back the same recommending its pas sage a bill to amend an act entitled an act for the better regulation of the town of greenville proposed to amend with a recommendation tiiat it do pass ; bill for the relief of landlords recommended that it do pass bill concerning indict ments in the courts of oyer and termin er recommending its passage bill to give original jurisdiction to the supreme court in certain cases with a recommen dation favorable to its passage mr carter from the coinmitee on the judiciary to whom was referred the re solution to change the rules of evidence in this state asked to bo discharged from its further consideration as printed cop ies of such a bill are now laying on the desks of the members having bceu in troduced iu the house of commons mr gash from the joint select commit tee of conference to whom was referred the resolution in reference to furnishing & copy of the revised code and other acts io the clerks of courts iu their counties where they have not been fur nished or have been destroyed reported back the same with a substitute thereto and asked that it lie adopted mr gash introduced a resolution to print the acts of the secret session of 1864 and ti5 which on motion of mr ferrebee was referred to the judiciary committee the bill to regulate the terms of tho supreme court and for other purposes came up was amended aud passed its third reading on motion of bynum the vote by wliich the high shoal bail road bill passed on yesterday was reconsidered and the amendment offered by mr har ris of rutherford designating a pro per gauge was stricken out and the bill passed its final reading mr cowles from the joint select com mittee to whom was referred the duty of removing the books and paper of the late adjutant general's office to the room formerly occupied by the state geologist reported they had discharg ed their duties 60 far as removing those that remain but numbers of important papers have been lost and that they cannot suggest any method by wliich they can be replaced and ask to be dis charged from its further consideration the bill to prevent the carrying of pistols in this state without a license came up on its third reading and wns rejected a message from the house transmit ting additional names for justices ofthe peace for anson county concurred in mr jones of columbus introduced a resolution proposing to raise a special committee of conference to inquire into the discrepancy of the resolution refer ring to artificial limbs it appears that from the foregoing resolution none can be furnished except to volunteers adop ted the bill authorizing the wardens of the poor to seize and sell the property of those paupers who are admitted into the poor house passed its third reading the bill to authorize certain cherokee indians to remain permanently in this state passed its third reading the hour of twelve having arrived and the bill in favor of the old domin ion trading company being the special order for that hour iis consideration was resumed mr speaker was of opinion that it was a private bill but desired to hear the view of the senate npon the subject messrs wilson carter aud bynum thought differently the vote was taken and the speaker's ruling was sustained the said bill was a private matter and required notice message from the house was receiv ed concurring in the ameiiilmeiit to in corporate the macon turnpike company al6oabill to incorporate the high shoal liail road company alio a communi cation from the governor announcing the death of l q sharpe esq solici tor of the fith judicial circuit mr mckoy introduced a resolution requesting the additional printing of 500 copies of the report of the commit teo on the freed men's code which on his motion was laid on the table message from the house proposing to go forthwith into the election of a solici tor for the 6th judicial circuit not agreed to on motion of mr harris of ruther ford senate adjourned till to-morrow 10 o'clock house of commons wednesday feb 12 1s66 the house was called to order at 10 o'clock a m praver by kev dr mason the journal of saturday was read and approved mr blythe introduced a resolution instructing an inquiry by the judiciary com mil tee as to whether the attachment of 1sg1 is still in force and if not what further legislation is necessary for the j protection of creditors adopted unfinished business the house resinned the unfinished business of yesterday viz the bill reg ulating salaries aud fees the question recurred on the amend ] merit pending at the time of adjourn ment proposed by mr smith of hert ford to allow the attorney general and solicitors half the usual tax fees in cases of acquittal this amendment after dis cussion was rejected mr hoke offered the following amend ment wliich was adopted as an addition al sectiou " be it further enacted that this act shall be in force from its pas sage and the legal effect and operation shall be controled by the 35th section the bill was amended on motion mr smith of hertford by inserting a provi sion fixing the salary of stato libra rian at 500 jw annum on motion of mr mcnair the house reconsidered the amendment adopted on his motion on yesterday striking out ! " 1500 as the salary of the chief clerk of the treasurer and insirting " 1000 i the question recurring on the motion to strike out â€” leaving the salary as first reported 1,500 not carried mr horton moved a reconsideration of the vote by which 1,000 had been stricken from the bill and 500 inserted as the salary ofthe governor's private secretary not agreed to the bill as amended passed second reading the rules were suspended and the bill was put on its third reading mr mcaden moved to amend the bill by restoring the provisions stricken out on yesterday allowing the governor a messenger with a salary of 500 re jected the bill then passed its third reading and was ordered to be engrossed a message was received from his excellency the governor announcing the death of l q sharpe esq solici tor of the oth judicial circuit trans mitted to the seuate the following engrossed bill had its first reading and was referred viz : a bill to extend the time allowed to widows to enter their dissent to the last wills and testament of their husband special order the house proceeded to consider the special order viz a bill to authorize the reference of disputes by consent of par ties to arbitrators mr caldwell urged the passage ot the bill mr blythe moved to amend the bill by stricking out of the first section of the bill all alter the words it shall be the duty of and insert as follows the court 6 ofthe pleas and quarter sessions a ma jority ofthe magistrates being present to appoint three discreet persons for each county in this state who shall consti tute a court to consider and determine all matters of controversy which shall arise from the depreciation of confeder ate currency and shall have full power to try all causes which may aiise from contracts or debts made during the war and award to tho parties the just aud equitable amount in current funds mr marler opposed the bill in toto ho regards it as utterly useless mr mcdonald hoped that the bill should it pass would be fii-6t amended by providing that the awards of the court oi arbitration should be settled in state or confeierate treasury notes mr cameron thought the bill should be entitled " a bill to encourage litiga tion he moved that the amendment lie on the table but subsequently with drew the motion at the request of mr caldwell mr caldwell thought the amendment was calculated to embarrass the bill and suggested the propriety of its withdrawal the general from henderson mr blythe could introduce it as an independent proposition messrs dalby and ilolderby were in favor of the pending bill in the absence ofa better one mr ilolderby said that it had been remarked of the celebrated john ran dolph of roanoke that he was " a giant in tearing down but a pigmy in building up that the bill before us was inten ded to lesson and lie believed in its op erations its effect would be to lesten lit igation therefore if gentlemen could not or would not givo us something bet ter he was in favor of its adoption and hoped that the house would sustain it the amendment was witndrawn and tho bill passed its second reading â€” yeas 03 nays 30 on motion of mr mcadon,a message was sent to the senate proposing that the two houses proceed forthwith to an elec tion for solicitor of the 6th judicial cir cuit to fill the vacancy accasioned by the death of l q sharpe esq mr mcadeu nominated gen a j dargan mr james nominated d m fu relies mr rosebro nominated w p cald well tho senate by message refused to con cur in the proposition mr harper by leave introduced a bill to amend the charter of the town of lenoir in caldwell county leave of absence was granted mr raymev for an indefinite period impor tant business demanding his attention for a few days the house then adjourned until 10 o'clock a m to-morrow senate satukdat feb 17th the senate was called to order at 10 o'clock a m mr arci dell from committee on cor porations reported back the following bills a bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of graham ; bill to consolidate and amend the sever al acts heretofore passed for the better regulation for the town of jacksonville in onslow county ; bill to repeal the 17th section of an act passed by the general assembly at its session in the year isl'5 entitled an act for the better regulation o the to wo of beaufort a bill to incor porate the carolina emigration compa ny ; bill to authorise the formation of the english and american wool and vine growing manufacturing mining and agricultural association in the uni ted states of america with amendments anil a bill to establish a board of com missioners of navigation recommend ing their passage mr morehottd from the committee on the judiciary to whom was referred the resolution to authorize the printing of the acts of the secret sess on ot lstil-'tici ie ported back the same recumiueudin > its i i ' passage mr jones of columbus from a joint select committeo to whom was referred a resolution in relation to furnishing ar i titicial limbs to our soldiers at the ex pense ofthe state reported that from all the information the committee couid ob tain the artificial arm was considered more ornamental than useful and recom i men i that all who desire the arm should j be furnished at cost but the leg to all at theexpense ol tiie state tho resoln i tion passed under a suspension of tho [ rules messrs mclean of cumberland and ! i han is of rutherford offered additional j names of justices of the peace for cum i j berland and rutherford counties a message was received from the house transmitting additional names of justices of the peace for alexander jates chowan and cleaveland counties concurred in mr carter introduced a resolution au thorizing tho public treasurer of the state to pay over to mr e sanders executor of the late i n sanders sen ator from onslow county the per diem and mileage due the said i n sanders on motion the rules were suspended and passed a message from the houso transmit ting a resolution in favor of mrs s ilin rahan widow of the late vv s haura han authorizing the public treasurer to pay the per diem and mileage due the said v s lli'iiruiian late senator from pitt which passed under a suspension of the rules mr coward introduced a bill to ap point a tax collector for the comity of lenoir on his motion passed under the suspension of iho rules the bill to amend an act entitled au act for tho better regulation of the town of greenville came up antl passed under tho suspension of the rules resolution in favor of jacob siler came up on its third reading and passed pill to incorporate the trustees of the richland female academy passed un der the suspension of the rules on motion of mr gash the resolution authorizing the acts of the secret session ofthe general assembly for 61 05 to be printed was taken tip and on motion of mr arendell was so amended ns to include tho secret sessions of til 63 â€” quite au animated but brief discussion ensued the ayes aud nays were called aud the question passed by a vote of ayes 28 nays 11 loavo of absonc3 was granted to mr pitchford o warren till wednesday next a message from the hoii6e was re coived non-concurring in the appoint ment of lewis gardner as a justice of the peace for cleaveland county ; also submitting an additional name for jus tice of the peace for lincoln county which was concurred in < hi motion of mr cowles the senato adjourned until monday morning at 10 o'clock house of commons satukday feb 17 the house was called to order at ten o'clock a m the journal of yesterday was read and approved leave of absence was granted messrs i chadwiek ilolderby foster coates ' potter and houston bills introduced mr waugh introduced a bill to re i penl so much ofthe revised code chap j 08 sec 2 entitled " marriage as re ! quires the clerks to take a bond re j ferred to the judiciary i mr stilloy a bill for relief of president land directors ofthe washington toll i bridge company passed its ceveral ' mailings under a suspension ofthe rules mr york a resolution that tho two ' houses adjourned sine die on the 5th of march next luid on the table ou the motion of mr gidney on oaledoab a bill to repeal that provision of tho stay law which requires executors i to give security passed the second reading mr hutchison entered a motion to ro consider the vote which the house reject ed on yesterday the bill to authorjzo the ; banks of the state to subscribe tor stock in the national banks alter some discussion in which messrs smith of hertford cowan rlackmer luke and hutchison advocated a recon sideration and messrs thompson cald well md waugh opposed mr waugh moved to lay ou the table the mo tion to reconsider the yeas and nays were tailed and the honso refused to 1 lay on the table by the following vote yeas o4 nays 4s on motion of mr thompson the mo tion to reconsider was niado the special order for 11 o'clock m on wednesday next messages were received from tho sen ate announcing the refusal of that body to recede from amendments to the bill further extending the statute of limita tions and the bill regulating tho terms of the supreme coort the house as isun t c 1 tothe senate's action as to the first of theso and asked a committee of conference ns to the latter tho senate by message assented to 1 the proposition to raise a committee of conference sundry engrossed resolutions in rela tion to the collo.'tion uf taxes iu beau fort county and a bill to authorize the clerk of the county court ol chowan to administer the oath ol oflice to the sher ill's elect passed their several reading6s ' under ll suspension of ibe rules a bill to incorporate mystic tie lodge a y ! xi in the town of marion mcdowell county and engrossed resolution in favor nf edward sunders ' executor ot isaac n sanders deceased late sena | lur from onslow county also passed their several ' readings tin following bills on calendar passed their 2nd ! and ltd reading viz a bill to incorporate tran ; bylvania seminary â€” bill to amend the charter of the town ol lenoir â€” bill to re-enact the 4th sect i 102d chap nl revised code â€” resolution concerning ! cherokee indians bill to authorize certain chero i keo indians to remain permanently in north caro lina â€” bill i i authorize wardens of the poor in case any indigent person becomes chargable to a coun ty possessed ol any estate which is insufficient lor ihe support of such indigent person to institute proceedings to subject the same to the indemnity of the county whose duty it is made by law to provide for the maintenance of the poor thereof â€” a bill to punish seditions language insurrections and rebellions in the state â€” a bill to authorize the court of pleas and quarter sessions of cumberland county to appoint inspectors of naval stores and a a bill to authorize the county courts to empower administrators guardians and executors to sell for cash monday fe 10 â€” in the s enatc mr keener presented a memorial from the citizens of cherokee county praying the establishment of a new county by the name of jefferson resolutions authorizing the institution of legal proceedings against the cape fear and deep river navigation com pany passed their final reading the bill regulating salaries and fees was so amended as to allow the public treasurer 2,500 governor's private secretary 1,000 and ihe fees of office messenger 500 thus amended the bill passed its sec ond reading tho bill to incorporate the inhabitants ofthe town of wilmington passed its several readings in the house mr rlackmer from the from the judiciary committee reported a general bill for the relief of sheriffs and tax collectors a bill to extend the time allowed wid ows to enter dissent to their husbands's wills passed second and third readings mr jenkins of granville from the committee on education reported a bill for the benefit of public schools a bill to punish persons pursuing and injuring horses or other live stock with intent to steal them a bill to prevent wilful trespasses on land or stealing any thing therefrom a bill to punish vagran cy a bill to prevent enticing servants from fullilling their contracts or harbor ing them ; a bill to secure to agricultur al laborers their pay in kind ; a bill i more effectually to secure the mainten ance of bastard children the payment of linos and costs on conviction in crim ' iual cases a bill to repeal so much of the stay law as requires the executors to give se curity and a bill to authorize the estab lishment of work liouse or houses of cor rection in the several counties of the stato severally passed their third read ing a bill to legalize the transfer of reg istered bonds of this state to bearer at sn passed its third reading an engrossed resolution from the sen afe to authorize the publication of acts of assembly passed in secret session din ing the years 1852-'62-'65 passed its sec ond reading after protracted discussions yeas 48 11113*6 30 â€” â€” i congressional washington feb 15 senate mr wade presented a joint resolution of die ohio legislature against the assumption by the general government of the war debt of any of the states referred to the commiitee on reconstruc tion mr summer presented the protest of the colored delegation that recently waited on the president against the passage of the pending constitutional amendment mr stewart wished to cail up the bill for the ad mission of colorado but mr sumr.er objected be cause it would lead to discussion the constitutional amendment was then taken up and mr williams of oregon made a lengthy radical speech the bill to prevent the kidnapping of negroes in the southern states was passed bouse the house required the consideration of the bill relative to the sale of postage stamps and stamped envelopes on credit mr alley said that the bill was designed to accommodate the masse9 of the south who do not possess post nftiee facilities owing to the fact that persons in sufficient number could not bo found lo take the oath the house went into committee of the whole on the appropriation bill latest news from the south and mexico washington feb 18 the xew orleans steamer blue wing collided with the gunboat cowslip at liego the former sinking no lives lost governor palton of alabama has issued a proc lamation granting amnesty and pardons to all per sons liable to be indicted or prosecuted for offences against the laws of the state â€” the crimes of rape an 1 murder excepted â€” between the commence ment of hostilities and lhe restoration of the civil government the times brownsville letter reports a fight be twecn carnales and cortina in which the latter was worsted murder ar.d robbery prevailing to a great osletiton the kio grande side and much terror exists all persons now cross from mata moras to brownsville without passes french tiooii have left monterey on account of jealousy of mexican troops manuel rise juarez minister has gone over to maximilian he denounces juarez as an usurper a party at monterey has made a proposition to maximilian to build railroads over the isthmus of tehautepec the richmond examiner â€” gen lee washington feb 18 the order suppressing the richmond examiner has been revoked gen lee is still here new tork feb 17 the steamer city of london arrived at liverpool to-day bringing dates to the 1st instant cotton dull and declining â€” sales two days 18 000 bales five-twenties 60 to 064 i there is almost a panic in the london money market the fenian commission is progressing in its in vestigation it is rumored that parliament will be requested to suspend habeas corpus and give the ' government power to deal with foieign conspira ' tors it is officially announced from vienna that negotiations lor the formation of a new corps of austrian volunteers for mexico will shortly be concluded the steam-ram detained in the thames built for the peruvian government has been allowed to de . part the liam built by the lairds for peru which recently left liverpool was at brest where it is announced she will be detained until the spanish aud peruvian difficulties are settled excitement in tennessee washington feb 17 a dispatch from cincinnatti states that great ex citement prevailed in the tennessee legislature on yesterday during the discussion of the franchise hill hard words passed between the speaker and one member the former threw the mallet at the head of the latter gen lee in washington washington feb 17 gen lee wns exatninad for several hours before the reconstruction committee to-day arrival of the steamship bremen new york feb 15 the steamship bremen from liverpool 31st ult has arrived the sunday gazette says that the first reading of the reform bill will not be moved before easter â€” more probably not before the re-assembling of the house alter the holidays the government has issued another proclama tion offering two thousand three hundred pounds sterling for tho capture of stephens an additional seizure of fitly rifles and bayouets was made at dundalt intelligence that mr chandler's motion in the united stales senate in reference to ihe alabama claims ai.d the recall of the american ministers was negatived had no effect on change several vessels bearing chilian colors appeared off valencia pursuing spanish shipping it is sup posed they arc pirates under cover of the chilian flag later from mexico xew orleans feb 15 advi.;cs from the cily of mexico to 27th state that the imperialists had gained a great success in the surrender to thein of uapiiulla by the liberals the cily ackuowledi d the empire from muzallau and siuaho the news is unfavor able to the imperialists corli-nas holds all the mountain passe andthe imperialists are too weak to expel him ' in miehoacan uie liberals were defeated and driven out mr bolts before the commiitee washington feb 1.1 john m hot is was before the reconstruction committee to-day general news the virginia legislature is asked to charter a company in build a railroad from lynchburg to danville va and thin make a more direct line be tween columbia s 0 and iinltimore via char lotte greensboro danville lynchburg etc it 9 said that such a line would be shorter tiy 100 or loll miles than any other the charter for thepro posod company has passed one branch of the le gislature but gov pierpont has sent in a special message protesting against it on the grounds that it would ruin all the railroads and canals in which the stato is a stockholder to the amount of 26 000.000 he says it is a scheme got up by the baltimore & ohio road what the legislature will do remains to be seen loyalty in kentucky â€” the i.ouisvilie democrat of lhe 10th says a deputy united states mar shal arrived here on thursday night from llopkins ville having in his charge col john d morris who had been arrested on the chaige of treason he was released yesterday upon parole col mor ris was a treasurer of the stale under the pro visional government but we learn that he was not much troubled with handling mone he was brought from hopkinsville louis garf and two missas bells arrested in the southern portion of the state on the charge of treason were to have arrived hist night col jack allen well known as the nicarauga adventurei was also arrested yes terday upon the charge of treason â€” he was re leased upon giving bond for his appearance at the next term of tho united states court tiie petersburg iron works â€” we were much pleased a few days since during a stroll through this extensive establishment to notice the amount of work being done and the nicety and piompt ness of its execution renewing operations at the end of tiie war under many difficulties not the least of which was that want of capital so general then the efficient managers of this company's bu siness have succeeded in refitting their building re pairing and improving their machinery â€” which is costly and complete and engaging workmen whoso skilllul handiwork produces specimens of casting and moulding which will compare favorably with the manufactures of any foundry in the country mr t a jackson is the superintendent ofthe es tablishment â€” judex texas gen weitzel issued an order directing every commanding ollicer to arrest all armed per sons lurking iu the district of the rio grande a fire at jefferson texas destroyed two blocks of buildings loss 50,000 large invoices of goods imported from england via savannah have arrived at galveston and gone imo the interior several german vessels arc soon expected at gal veston with 1'migrants the houston telegraph says the freedmen are willing to make new contracts the railroad between lavica and victoria is com pleted and running another war department order it is expected will soon be issued mustering out most of the vol unteer general officers now in service basil duke who was with john morgan the fa mous rebel raider is a produce dealer in cincinnati general mcdowell has dispatched troops from san francisco to commence active operations against the apaches and will take the field in person bridge at wcldon.â€”the bridge at weldon be longing to the seaboard railroad is rapidly ap proaching completion and wili be ready perhaps within the next month pessengers now going north who desire to lake lhat line are comfortably conveyed across the river as at gaston in barges where thejtrahl is in readiness to receive them tho cars run daily leaving weldon nt 8j a in and ar riving from norfolk at i o'clock p m sad event â€” we are pained to learn that wright cotton esq of chatham county came to his death on tuesday lust by lulling or jumping into a well on his premises mr cotton's mind was greatly unhinged by the troubles brought on him by the war and the loss es he sustained he had always borne the charac ter of a good citizen and a kind neighbor we sympathize with his family and friends iu their grief on this sad event â€” standard shooting affair we learn that mr w a car ver a highly respectable citizen of this county shot a negro on saturday the shooting is said to have been in self-defence the negro is said not to be mortally wounded an investigation is being held by maj lawrence and we have been promised a statement of its result we will publish it as soon as it is received â€” fay a'cws altering the guagc â€” the work of altering the guage ol the piedmont railroad is we learn pro gresses very rapidly the cars on the danvillo load ran through to ruffin depot about 16 miles from danville on sunday â€” dan register ith c0u011 â€” the sudden decline in cotton is some thing lhat cannot be reasonably aocouted for by financiers and others there may be something going on in the commercial world to justify ; but we are at a loss to know what it can be it cer tainly cannot be the prospect for a full crop this year for that is by no means bright if wo had cotton now and could afford to hold it we would try the experiment of waiting for a higher price than is now offered but we do not wish to be un derstood as advising these who arc better qualified tojudgo than we â€” wil paper government sale â€” the auction saie of govern ment horses mules wagons c was concluded yesterday at the government stables tiie prices gained for the animals ranging better than they did 111 the previous day nearly everything in fact reach ing its lull value the prices were as follows : twenty eight horses brought from 25 to 11 si each one hundred mules from sig to 93 and four and mx mule teams of wagons harness mulss tc from 280 to 626 each the receipts from the sales amounted in all to about 0,000 wil herald mr whitford of craven â€” we regret to learn that this gentleman has been detained from his seat in the senate by indisposition and may not be able to be in his place for several days yet mr w is an active and useful member of lhal body prompt and always up to the times none are more attentive to the interests of hi constituents and of lhe whole slate â€” rat paper beverly tucker is in paris mrs daniel webster is on a visit to washington to many a poor fellow lhe bouc of contention as his r:li